Took my 705 to the beach for it's maiden voyage. Dry sand hunted in Pattern 1, 4 tones, sensitivity at 18, using the 9 inch 3kHz coil. Hit some wheaties and some memorial coppers along with clad, but no silver until I remembered your tips on All Metal hunting ( the section in To Dig or Not to Dig and the 3 rules of consistency). Since I did not have a zero discrimination pattern set up, I hunted in All Metal in spot that had all kinds of different targets (iron, foil, etc.)
Concentrated on the repeatable high tones and pulled out a 1938 Merc Dime and a Liberty (V) Nickel.
The 705 worked super today, and I am very happy I have this unit and I am sure it will get better as I learn it more. Got the 'Digger' coil on order, and I will probably get a HF 6 inch DD coil too at some point.
The unit even worked well in the wet sand, but since most targets are up high due to Sandy (I am in NJ), I stayed in the dry..
Thanks again for all your hard work in putting that book together.
Concentrated on the repeatable high tones and pulled out a 1938 Merc Dime and a Liberty (V) Nickel.
The 705 worked super today, and I am very happy I have this unit and I am sure it will get better as I learn it more. Got the 'Digger' coil on order, and I will probably get a HF 6 inch DD coil too at some point.
The unit even worked well in the wet sand, but since most targets are up high due to Sandy (I am in NJ), I stayed in the dry..
Thanks again for all your hard work in putting that book together.